{"id":33971,"date":"2015-12-22T00:25:24","date_gmt":"2015-12-22T08:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.teslarati.com\/?p=33971"},"modified":"2017-01-24T07:51:56","modified_gmt":"2017-01-24T15:51:56","slug":"spacex-completes-historic-rocket-landing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teslarati.com\/spacex-completes-historic-rocket-landing\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX Completes Historic Rocket Landing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SpaceX completed a historic mission on Monday when it successfully returned the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket to earth. Recovering the first stage is of major importance because it marks the beginning for reusable rockets. The ability to re-use the most expensive component of a space launch will go a long way toward making space travel profitable for the company. It also is a critical part of Elon Musk&#8217;s plans to colonize Mars.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Falcon 9 first stage landing is confirmed. Second stage continuing nominally. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RX2QKSl0z7\">pic.twitter.com\/RX2QKSl0z7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpaceX\/status\/679114269485436928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 22, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This is the first mission for SpaceX since a Falcon 9 rocket exploded upon takeoff on June 28 when it attempted to deliver supplies to the International Space Station (ISS).<\/p>\n<div class=\"in-article-ad\">\n<\/div>\n<p>The Falcon 9 rocket used in today&#8217;s launch is significantly different than the space vehicles the company has used previously. It is 30% more powerful with a total of 1.5 million pounds of thrust from its 9 Merlin engines, and capable of carrying heavier payloads\u00a0into space.\u00a0Today&#8217;s\u00a0mission successfully delivered 11 communication satellites into orbit to become part of the Orbcomm\u00a0network.<\/p>\n<p>In the next two months, SpaceX\u00a0is planning two more satellite launches and attempt another resupply mission to the ISS. The company recently was awarded a contract to send astronauts to the space station starting in 2017. It is also vying for the next contract to deliver supplies to the ISS and needs things to go smoothly while negotiations for that contract are underway.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Long exposure of launch, re-entry, and landing burns <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Vw1ZJAtvhy\">pic.twitter.com\/Vw1ZJAtvhy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpaceX\/status\/679122112196382720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 22, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Watch the\u00a0Launch Webcast<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O5bTbVbe4e4?rel=0\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SpaceX successfully landed the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket on land December 21 after a mission that put 11 communications satellites into orbit. 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